Recently, on the OFH blog, I posted the first batch of biographies on the people who are buried in the Leonora Cemetery. Every cemetery provides a social and family history snapshot of the town where its located. Accident and disease show no favorites. I hope that this section of infant deaths will provide a good […]
Time Lapse – then and now
30/10/2017 By 7 Comments
Kalgoorlie Cemetery gates, first photo taken today and the second c 1950, which do you prefer???
Lily Pike – grave tales
13/10/2017 By 4 Comments
On the 27th April 1906, Helena (Lily) Maud Pike (nee Rosevere) aged 30yrs, passed away at the St John of God Hospital in Dugan Street, Kalgoorlie from Typhoid. She was the wife of councillor Eustace Walter Pike and the mother of one child, James Albert, aged 6yrs. The following photograph is a very poignant one […]
Miss Elsie Fletcher – grave tales
03/10/2017 By Leave a Comment
On the 13th February 1903 Miss Elsie Evelyn Fletcher died at her parents home at 3 Brookman Street, Boulder. She was the eldest daughter of Edmund and Elsie Fletcher of Boulder. her father was a well known butcher in Burt Street. It is not known what caused her death, she wasnt admitted to hospital. Sadly […]
John Reside – grave tales
20/09/2017 By Leave a Comment
Westralian Worker (Perth, WA : 1900 – 1951), Friday 3 October 1902, page 2 JOHN RESIDE. – The sudden death of John Reside, M.L.A. for Hannans, which took place at Kalgoorlie last Sunday evening, came as an absolute shock to the whole community. The cause of death was heart affection. Mr Reside was […]
